September 1st, 2018 | Volunteering
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SEPTEMBER VOLUNTEERING
Are you ready to get your hands dirty?
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Hello Volunteers!
Harvest season is starting up with a lot of fun festivals and your last chance to volunteer at the Summer Concert Series at Thompson's Point!
As always, to sign up for an event this month and receive a month of free Garbage to Garden service, RSVP by email, and we will help answer any questions you may have. Remember, events are first come, first serve.
September's Volunteer Orientation will be held on Wednesday, September 26th at 5:30pm. Email Jackie to RSVP.
Happy Composting!
The Garbage to Garden Team
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Maine Lighthouse Ride Friday, September 7th 5:30pm - 8:00pm Saturday, September 8th
11:00am - 2:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Bicyclists from all over will be coming to scenic Southern Maine to raise money for the Eastern Trail. Cheer on cyclists as they make their way to SMCC and join in the lobster bake! Volunteers will be responsible for monitoring compost/trash/recycling waste stations to help festival goers properly sort their waste and keep the venue tidy. Volunteers get a GtG t-shirt to wear at the event and a free month of curbside composting!
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Wayside Food Programs Fall Food Drive
Thursday, Sep 6, 2018, 11:00 AM –
Saturday, Sep 8, 2018, 7:00 PM
Wayside Food Programs will hold a food drive for kids and families at Whole Foods Market in Portland September 6-8. The food drive will collect food to be distributed to Wayside's food pantry partners throughout Cumberland County.
Volunteers at the event will help greet customers, hand out our food drive "wish list" and collect donations of food at the door. If you would like to sign up to volunteer at Wayside's food drive, please select a shift that works for your shedule and reserve a "ticket". Food drive shifts are just two hours, but each volunteer's contribution of time will make a big difference in fighting hunger in our community this winter.
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Portland GreenFEST Saturday, September 8th 10:00am - 1:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Portland Greenfest is Southern Maine’s largest environmental festival, seeing thousands of attendees each year. Join us as we divert waste from the landfill and have fun while doing it too! Volunteers will be responsible for monitoring compost/trash/recycling waste stations to help festival goers properly sort their waste and keep the venue tidy. Volunteers get a GtG t-shirt to wear at the event and a free month of curbside composting!
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Maine Cheese Festival Sunday, September 9th 11:00am - 2:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
The 3rd annual Maine Cheese Festival brings together 30 Maine cheesemakers to sample and sell their cheeses!
Volunteers will be responsible for monitoring compost/trash/recycling waste stations to help festival goers properly sort their waste and keep the venue tidy. Volunteers get a GtG t-shirt to wear at the event, free admission to the festival, and a free month of curbside composting!
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Sebago Brewing Oktoberfest Saturday, September 22nd 1:00-4:00pm, 4:00-7:00pm
Come see how Sebago celebrates Fall! Tickets are going fast and this is a great way to get in and see what fall is going to bring us!
Volunteers will be responsible for monitoring compost/trash/recycling waste stations to help festival goers properly sort their waste and keep the venue tidy. Volunteers get a GtG t-shirt to wear at the event, free admission to the festival, and a free month of curbside composting!
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Wolfe's Neck Farm Harvest Dance Saturday, September 29th 6:00pm- 8:00pm, 8:00pm-10:00pm This year will be the 22nd Annual Harvest Dance. Featuring local music, food and drinks, this is going to be an event you won't want to miss!
Volunteers will be responsible for monitoring compost/trash/recycling waste stations to help dances properly sort their waste and keep the venue tidy. Volunteers get a GtG t-shirt to wear at the event, free admission, and a free month of curbside composting!
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State Theater Summer Concert Series at Thompson's Point
For four years, in an effort to minimize the waste generated at Thompson Point concerts, the State Theater is teaming up with Garbage to Garden to provide zero-waste sorting stations and a team to facilitate the sorting of compost, recycling and trash at events.
Join a team of Garbage to Garden staff and volunteers to monitor waste stations and help concert goers properly sort their waste and keep the venue tidy. Volunteers get free access to the show and a GtG t-shirt to wear at the event!
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Produce Distributions
with the Locker Project
Presumpscot Elementary School Wednesday, September, 4:00-5:30pm
Presumpscot Elementary School Wednesday, September 19th, 4:00-5:30pm
Memorial Middle School Friday, September 21st, 1:30-3:00pm
The Locker Project manages food pantries in schools, providing food for children who are food-insecure to take food home with them. Join the Locker Project in December to help distribute fresh produce and non-perishable food items.
Volunteers help arrange produce and groceries on tables, then assist students and parents with bagging the food up to take home. You will be a welcoming presence, making sure people know they are invited to take food. Everyone is invited to bring food home with them. This a great way to de-stigmatize free food distributions, particularly in the case of fresh food that would otherwise get wasted.
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Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Brunswick, ME
Hungry neighbors in our community need your help to feed their families! Mid Coast Hunger Prevention has a number of initiatives that work to address food insecurity and volunteers place a vital role in fulfilling their mission by preparing meals, distributing groceries, picking up donated food and a variety of other tasks.
This month, they MCHPP could use volunteers to help pickup donations, and afternoon volunteers for the food bank & food pantry.
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SPECIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Gleaning Opportunities! Gleaning is the act of recovering food from local farms that would otherwise not be harvested and redirecting this would-be-wasted food to food security organizations. The movement is growing in Maine as local organizations and community members collaborate organize the efforts. Garbage to Garden volunteers will receive credit for any gleaning opportunities promoted through Maine Gleaning Network and its member organizations.
Bath Farmers Market Every Saturday
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Bagging Compost!
Volunteers who help us bag, tie & stack fill, tie and stack compost at our shop will earn a free month of service. All shifts, including weekends, will be scheduled by emailing with a preferred day and time. We can accomodate volunteers at the shop most days of the week, it is a great chance to get involved if you are having a hard time finding other opportunities that fit your schedule. This is a medium-level physical activity that requires lifting, bending, and shoveling and usually takes 1-2 hours. Wear boots and bring layers!
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Looking ahead to October... Harvest on the Harbor
Thurs, Oct. 18th - 21st
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